Optical techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of lesions induced by the human papillomavirus — A resource letter

Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are the most common sexually-transmitted virus, and are responsible for diseases such as non-oncologic condyloma acuminatum. Carcinogenic HPV strains, are reported to be responsible for virtually all cases of cervical cancer and its precursor, the cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), due to the tropism of this virus for the squamocolumnar junction.

Source: Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy - April 11, 2018 Category: Laser Surgery Authors: Natalia Mayumi Inada, Hilde Harb Buzza, Fernanda Mansano Carbinatto, Kate Cristina Blanco, Cintia Teles de Andrade, Jos é Dirceu Vollet-Filho, Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato, Ron R. Allison Source Type: research